The gas tank is a Paughco 4.2 gallon, part # 832C on this page. I found it on the Dennis Kirk scratch and dent site for less than 1/2 off list.

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Thanks. I have looked at them online, but you never know until you see them on a bike. I like that fat bob style better than the "axed" style. The axed tank looks awkward like it is just perched on the bike in my opinion.

My 48 is smoother than my BMW at 70-80. The GS has a strange resonating vibration that after a few hours makes my hand numb. The valves are correct, and the bodies are tuned. It's just always bothered me. A lot of people talk about it and it bothers some more than others.

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I noticed the same thing out of my previous bikes. After a while the triple and/or the in-line 4s would tingle me to numbness. The Harley doesn't do that.....the throbbing doesn't numb me at all.

Thumbs down? Really? You know not of what you speak. The bike has been given the Stegmann treatment. I am sure that several of the bikes in this thread have performance parts designed and manufatured buy him.
The owner wanted it to look stock.

Finally I got tired of burning my pant legs and not being able to carry anything, so.....
I put the pipes it had when I got it and the mid contols back on, bought a set of gun cases at the local sporting goods shop for $30 and welded up a set of brackets.

At least I can carry a flat tire kit, some tools and have space for a few more things.
Weather's going to be crappy for the next few days, so I'll be making a fender rack for it, too.

Here is my 2008 Sportsternightsterster. ster.
I made the luggage rack by welding up some basic mild steel from the hardware store. I can fit my top case and soft tail bag on top of it, good enough that I don't really need saddle bags.
The fog lights are mounted on a totally stylish piece of angle iron, which in turn is mounted to the forks with some even more stylish exhaust clamps.
I put some more foam in the seat to ease the butt pains, but it still kinda sucks.
Otherwise, it's just stock and is basically like new.
In the future, I will surely be changing out the rear shocks with something with more than 1" of travel, and some more ride height so I can actually go around turns without coming to a complete stop.
A better seat, slightly lower/narrower handlebars, and highway pegs would make it all right.